In troubled times, many lovers are separated, but few are reunited. One day, an agent of the Kuomintang was intoxicated while riding a horse on the street, but he noticed a thin sergeant wearing an ill-fitting military uniform. He deliberately dropped his riding whip on the ground, and then said loudly: "Little brother, pick up the whip for me."
Unexpectedly, the little sergeant moved to the place where the whip fell in three steps, and then quickly picked up the whip and delivered it. The moment the soldier raised his head, Shen Zui suddenly felt that the man's profile looked particularly familiar, so he suddenly When they grabbed the soldier's hand, both of them were stunned. This man actually came all the way to Changde to look for his fiancée Li Yanping.
Eighteenth Engagement: King Kong Swordsman Meets Yan Pingjiao Guest
As a former major general of the Kuomintang military command, Shen Zui is the artistic prototype of Yan Zui in the novel " Hongyan ", and his life is full of legend. In the first half of his life, he was reckless and criminal. He participated in or presided over many brutal interrogations of arrested persons, and used inhumane methods such as "fried pork ribs", "two-finger hanging", " tiger bench ", "stepping on the stick" and so on without any scruples. punishment.
In 1938, Shen Zui was the operational instructor of the special military training class in Linli, Hunan Province. At that time, although he was only 24 years old, he was already quite "talented." Shen Zui was a typical "young but senior" member of the Kuomintang because he often He personally participated in anti-communist and anti-people activities, so many people who were slightly two years older than him would affectionately call him "Brother Shen."
On this day, Shen Zui was cleaning the car. He was preparing to go back to Changsha to visit his mother. While he was carefully cleaning the car and thinking about what gifts to bring home to honor his old mother, a rather delicate voice spoke to his mother. His thoughts came back: "Instructor, Instructor Shen?"
Shen Zui looked up and saw that she was a female student in her class. However, the 18-year-old girl had two pigtails, fair skin, and her big smiling eyes were full of smiles in the past. restless. He put down the wet cloth in his hand and cleared his throat: "What's wrong?"
The female student first introduced herself: "Instructor Shen, I am Li Yanping, I..." Shen Zui nodded: "I know you." She was pulling her tongue. The girl was suddenly stunned and her face turned redder. She didn't expect that there were so many students in the class and everyone had joined the class not long ago. Shen Zui could actually remember her name.
Li Yanping did not forget her business after all. Her voice was soft, and her sincerity was obviously anxious: "Instructor Shen, I want to take a short leave. My father is critically ill, and I got a call from home urging me to go home quickly." After hearing this, Shen Zui immediately stood up for her. After signing and approving the leave, he asked again: "How are you going back?"
Li Yanping scratched her pigtails: "I'm going to buy a ticket right now." Shen Zui looked at the girl's red face and ears and felt funny: "I remember You are from Changsha, too. I just want to go home and give you a ride."
When Li Yanping heard this, she instinctively wanted to agree. If she went to the station to buy a ticket and then trudged home, she might not be able to see her father for the last time. However, If the instructor is willing to take her, it will be much cheaper.
But Li Yanping still had some concerns in her heart: Recently, many female students in the class were falling in love with military officers, and some bold students openly held hands with instructors from other classes. If she got into Shen Zui's car, she wouldn't be able to say this. Clear... Li Yanping was seen motionless. Shen Zui urged her: "Go pack your things, let's go quickly."
Li Yanping felt anxious, worried, and worried. Unable to bear Shen Zui's urging, she hurriedly packed her bags. Along the way, in order to make the female student relax, Shen Zui chatted with her about her family situation. It turned out that Li Yanping's mother died of illness when she was young, and there were only her father and stepmother in the family. She was the eldest sister, and she had three younger siblings.
As she spoke, Li Yanping shed tears. At this moment, she began to worry about her own follow-up: if her father had any good intentions, then she would really think that both of her parents were dead, and she would be helpless and have to drag her younger siblings with her.
was drunk when he saw a beautiful woman crying. Although he usually used tricks to kill people without blinking an eye, he still had a trace of love for the delicate beauty. Seeing Li Yanping's sadness, he had no choice but to make some witty remarks along the way to make Li Yanping happy. .
When they arrived at Li's house, Li Yanping just cried and fell on her father's bedside. When Li Yanping and her stepmother discussed the funeral, Shen Zui went up to ask about the old man's condition. Little did he know that when Li's father saw his daughter bringing a young man home, he thought that He was the future son-in-law. He only grabbed Shen Zui's hand and said as he was dying: "My daughter, Yan Ping, will be entrusted to you. If someone takes care of her, I will feel relieved."
Shen Zui was shocked, although he was usually a naughty person. Su Buji, but this was his female student. She was really shameless and skinless on top of her notoriety. But when he wanted to defend himself, he saw the tearful old eyes on the hospital bed. Shen Zui had no choice but to He responded: "Don't worry."
When he returned home, Shen Zui told his mother about the matter as a joke. He thought that her mother would definitely praise him for "helping him in times of crisis", but unexpectedly, Shen's mother took a sip of tea seriously: " Since you have complied with the dying man's request, you have made a contract, which must not be violated."
Under her mother's scolding, Shen Zui began to consciously take care of Li Yanping.
Getting married: Li Yanping Qianli Xun Shenzui
The "Central Police School Special Police Personnel Training Class" where Shen Zui serves as an instructor specializes in cultivating the "backbone" of those who are anti-communist and anti-people, and the "action skills" he is responsible for teaching mainly include arrests , torture, arson, kidnapping, assassination, swimming, theft, blasting, corpse mutilation and many other special agent skills.
Just when Shen Zui and Li Yanping were feeling embarrassed, Shen Zui had to lead the female students to swim. Unlike other girls who were timid and did not dare to go into the water, Shen Zui noticed that Li Yanping was quite agile. After a simple warm-up, she jumped like dumplings. Go in. However, when Shen Zui takes a closer look: Ho! This is actually a deep water area!
He quickly asked the female classmates around him: "Li Yanping, she can swim?" Most people shook their heads, indicating that they were not sure. After a while, Li Yanping was nowhere to be seen. Shen Zui knew something was wrong. No matter how good Li Yanping was in water, she would not be able to hold her breath in the water for so long.
He took off his coat and swam into the deep water. Sure enough, he saw Li Yanping in the swimming pool who was struggling weakly and gradually sinking. He speeded up and took the girl out of the deep water. After landing, he gave first aid and let her go. The female classmate on the side called Li Yanping's name. When she was a child, if someone drowned in water, the villagers would keep calling that person's name to "snatch" them away from the water ghost.
Shenzui didn't believe this, but when he saw Li Yanping, who had been unresponsive for a long time, he also wanted to treat a dead horse as a live doctor. After a long time, Li Yanping, who was lying by the swimming pool, finally spit out a large mouthful of water and recovered. Only this time, Li Yanping secretly promised her savior Shen Zui, and Shen Zui saw the girl's charm and gentle temperament and did not refuse.
From a certain point of view, the two of them can be regarded as good-looking men and talented women. To take a step back, Shen's mother is satisfied with Li Yanping, and Li's father entrusts Shen Zui before his death, and his parents' fate is considered complete. The two entered into an engagement soon after they fell in love and called each other the unmarried couple.
In August 1938, Li Yanping graduated from the "temporary training class". Because of her excellent performance, she was assigned to work at the Changsha Station of the Military Command. As for Shen Zui, under the arrangement of Dai Li, he was transferred to the position of colonel director of the Inspection Division of Changde Security Command and colonel leader of the reconnaissance team of the Security Command of the Second Administrative Region of Hunan.
At this time, the communication was not smooth, and Changsha, where Li Yanping was located, suffered another "Changsha Fire". When the war was in chaos and there was no grass growing, this woman, who was as weak as a dodder flower, had her family destroyed. Her only reliance was her fiancé Shen Zui. The situation in Changsha was not optimistic. After thinking for a moment, Li Yanping decided to go to Linli to seek refuge in .
However, what Li Yanping didn't know was that Shenzui was no longer in Linli. She was panicked but full of joy: she would be able to see her fiancé soon. But how to get to Linli is a problem. In troubled times, even if she has money to buy a car and hire people, the carriage and horse will definitely be searched, not to mention that there are many forces in Hunan at this time, and no one can be trusted.
Although Li Yanping learned a lot of skills in the "temporary training class", to be fair, all she can really use are some clerical skills and covert assassination techniques. If she hits the enemy head-on, it is really a death sentence. .
Therefore, Li Yanping prepared two men's military uniforms in dark colors, planning to mingle among the troops and walk to Linli.
came from a daughter's family who had never experienced hardship. She dressed in ill-fitting military uniforms, disguised herself as a man, and walked to Changde in fear. On this day, Li Yanping had just gotten rid of two "brothers" who hoped to "make acquaintance" with her. It was not that they had other intentions for Li Yanping, but that Li Yanping hid her daughter's family identity and instinctively did not want to talk to travelers.
Looking at the steamed bun stall on the roadside, she swallowed her saliva, but after weighing her money bag, which she could only take out, she still resisted the desire to buy three or five: every money she spent had to be After careful calculation, we are still a long way from Linli. It doesn't matter if we are hungry now. If we run out of food in the middle, it will really make the world unable to cope with the consequences and the earth and the earth will not work.
So, Li Yanping turned around and planned to find a place to stay tonight. Unexpectedly, a tall horse suddenly galloped towards her. She quickly dodged and got out of the way - the people who rode such good horses were all big shots with vicious eyes. Although she was unkempt now. , there is absolutely no charm that attracts people, but if a girl wearing a man's military uniform is suspected of being a spy, she will really be unable to defend herself.
Thinking about it, she was about to retreat from the area casually, but unexpectedly the horseman stopped. Li Yanping held up her hat and glanced at it from the corner of her eye under the brim. She did not dare to look at the officer's face. Her eyes only dared to linger on the horse's legs and butt. She saw the officer unusually whipping the horse's butt twice with his riding crop. The horse took two steps forward, getting closer to her.
At this moment, the officer threw the whip directly at her feet!
Li Yanping's heart was in her throat, beating so hard that her temples almost exploded. If she guessed correctly - "Little brother, don't hide. I'm talking about you. Please pick up the whip for me." As expected, the man spoke in the next second.
Running was not an option at this time, so Li Yanping had no choice but to move stiffly and pick up the heavy riding whip, then lowered her head and handed the whip to the person on the horse.
Unexpectedly, just when she was about to run away, the man grabbed her hand and almost lifted her whole body up. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, the man called out her nickname. : "Xue Xue?" Li Yanping looked up suddenly, only to find that the person on the horse was the fiancé she had been thinking about day and night.
Shock, ecstasy, grievance... A variety of emotions came to her heart. Only then did Li Yanping realize that the person in front of her had already kissed her many times. When she opened her mouth, two lines of tears fell down: "Why are you here? " Shen Zui took Li Yanping back to his residence, and then explained to her that he had been transferred to Changde.
The unmarried couple separated for a long time, but now they see each other and their affection is even stronger. In order to take better care of Li Yanping, Shen Zui immediately decided to marry Li Yanping. However, according to the rules of the military command, during the Anti-Japanese War, all personnel were not allowed to get married. However, Shen Zui didn't care so much. Once the love interest came up, he would definitely succeed.
But it would not sound good to openly violate military discipline. After thinking about it, he reported back to Dai Li and the senior management that he ordered " baby pro ", but it was obviously pointless to lie like this to the Military Control Bureau . Dai Li knew it after checking , Li Yanping is a female student who once participated in the "temporary training class". If she was really the "baby kiss" decided by Shenzhen, how could she be willing to send her to this smoky place?
Dai Li immediately took Shen Zui over and cursed him. Seeing that Shen Zui insisted on marrying Li Yanping, he couldn't do it. After getting Dai Li's acquiescence, Shen Zui quickly arranged the marriage.
The two lived together for eleven years since then. Li Yanping did not have a job and just took care of her husband and raised her children. Shen Zui gave birth to five daughters and one son.
The vicissitudes of life: Shen Zui was imprisoned, and Xuexue remarried
In 1949, seeing Chiang Kai-shek being doomed, Shen Zui was worried about his wife and mother. As soon as he received the news of the retreat, he put Li Yanping and her mother on a plane to Taiwan. .
At this time, Shenzui served as the commissioner of the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense in Yunnan District, and concurrently as the head of the Yunnan Station of the Secrecy Bureau and the commander-in-chief of the Yunnan guerrillas of the Ministry of National Defense. He participated in the Yunnan Uprising and was subsequently detained as a war criminal during the attack on Kunming.
Li Yanping and Shen's mother have been waiting for news about Shen Zui. However, in 1953, when Shen Zui was still being detained at the foot of Gele Mountain in Chongqing, the Taiwan authorities published an article in the name of the Central News Agency about Shen Zui's continued anti-communist after the uprising. After hearing the news of the killing, the newly engraved "Shen Zui" tablet can be enshrined in the Kuomintang's "Martyrs' Shrine".
Li Yanping was heartbroken after learning the news, and remarried someone else a few years later. But what is surprising is that Shen Zui missed Li Yanping a lot while he was in prison. He wrote a diary every day in prison, and "Xue Xue" would inevitably be mentioned in the diary in no more than three pages.
He cherished the sweater that Xuexue once wore. He wrote that Xuexue often appeared in his dreams and saw light snow falling in the sky. While he was in prison, he loved listening to the interlude of "The White-Haired Girl" most: "The north wind blows, the snowflakes float..."
When the management office announced that war criminals could communicate with relatives and friends, Shen Zui immediately wrote a letter to his former friends, Inquiring about the whereabouts of his wife, however, many letters came to nothing. The only usable information came from Tang Shengming's reply: "I met her in Hong Kong in 1951 and had no contact with her since. She did not leave an address."
In 1961, Shen Zui accidentally found her in I saw news about my old friend Ding Zhongjiang in the newspaper. He is now the founder of the "News World" publication in Hong Kong. Shen Zui decided to write to Ding Zhongjiang and ask him to help find the whereabouts of Li Yanping. Waiting anxiously every day, before Ding Zhongjiang's reply came, Shen Zui waited for Li Yanping's letter first.
This letter was sent by Li Yanping to the Yunnan People's Government three months ago. It was forwarded by the court. Looking at his wife's familiar handwriting, Shen Zui shed tears at first. However, when he looked at the content of the letter carefully, he couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but cry bitterly: his mother died in Taiwan in 1953, and his Xuexue had already remarried and had a son with her new husband.
Back then, Li Yanping was heartbroken when she heard the news of Shen Zui's execution. In order to survive in Hong Kong and to raise his children, he had to remarry a former leader of the Kuomintang unit who lived in Hong Kong.
But who would have expected that it was originally to take better care of the children. When the drunken eldest brother and Mao Renfeng heard that she had remarried, they detained the four children from Hong Kong in Taiwan and refused to allow her to visit.
Seeing his wife's writing, he knew the pain in her heart. Even so, he couldn't say a word of blame. He understood that he couldn't help Li Yanping, and it was fate that played a trick on her. He hoped to see Xuexue again, but every time he received only some clothes and food, and even the letters gradually became less and less.
Because of the special situation, Shen Zui's identity is even more special. It is unrealistic for Li Yanping to come to the mainland to meet her, or for Shen Zui to visit relatives in Hong Kong. It was not until 1980 that the couple, who had been separated for many years, met each other. By then their children had grown up, and Li Yanping had lived with her husband for more than 20 years.
Shen Zui made an appointment with Li Yanping, and her later husband also came with her. Li Yanping was originally worried that Shen Zui's temper would make her furious when she saw the two of them. She even comforted her husband: "He might slap me, so don't do it." "
Unexpectedly, when the two of them appeared in front of Shen Zui, Shen Zui had already changed. She held Li Yanping's hand tightly: "I'm sorry that I failed to fulfill my responsibility as a husband. I have wronged you. , I even failed to fulfill my duty as a father. You have raised my children. Today, I came to Hong Kong specifically to express my gratitude to you."
Li Yanping was deeply surprised when she heard Shen Zui's words. She hesitated for a moment and said, "As long as you can forgive me, can we still be friends in the future? Shen Zui shook his head and said, "We are not just friends. Our two families are originally one family. You are my sister." He then looked at Li Yanping's step-husband: "You are my younger brother. From now on you will call me third brother!" "
The people present were shocked and amazed. Regardless of what happened, the former military killer was now able to treat his wife and his wife's husband in a pleasant manner. They had to lament the transformation effect of these years of prison life on Shen Zui.
Reference Literature:
- Wang Chengbin, Liu Bingyao, Ye Wanzhong and others, "The Fifth Collection of Biographies of Senior Generals of the Republic of China" [M]. Beijing: People's Liberation Army Publishing House, 1990.
- Shen Zui Shen Meijuan. "My Thirty Years" [M]. Beijing: China Literature and History Publishing House ,1991.
